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Pets in a microbakery kitchen in Dawson County?

Georgia HB 398 (July 2025) dropped the old license and does not mention pets.

What the rule actually means

Cottage path first — then any inspected path

Cottage / exemption path

O.C.G.A. §26-2-470 et seq. as amended by HB 398: no GDA cottage-food license, no routine inspection. Pets and a separate room are not in the statute.

Inspected or home-bakery path

The pre-2025 licensed cottage-food program is not the current default path.

County file restates the state baseline

Not specified in state law; products must not be contaminated

Do not cite the old $100 GDA license as current.

O.C.G.A. §26-2-470 et seq. (HB 398, eff. July 1, 2025) · verified 2026-08-19

Change place

Pets in another county kitchen?

Dawson County in Georgia — home cottage-food path only.

Not legal advice

Crosodo compiles publicly available statutes and agency pages for home cottage-food bakers. It is not legal, veterinary, or housing advice and is provided without warranty. Confirm with Georgia and Dawson County offices before you sell or change how pets live in the home. Rules change.